It no longer surprises me that I find myself in a field, all alone, staring into the dark entrance of a graffiti-covered underground structure.

“Welcome to Rutland Prison camp,” I think to myself.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts purchased land in Rutland, Mass., in 1903 to build the Rutland Prison Camp, a place where petty criminals and drunkards would serve their punishment while being productive. According to the Town of Rutland’s website , inmates would work the surrounding fields and tend to livestock, growing crops and harvesting milk and eggs that would be sold to Worcester.

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Deep in the woods of Rutland, Massachusetts… the ruins of an old prison camp still stand. Forgotten by most, but not gone. #MassDestinations #ForgottenMass #historytok #abandonedplace

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